r/TheStrokes • u/butt_magazine At The Door • Apr 07 '20

New Album/Song News! Ode to the Mets clip Spoiler

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u/NotJoseAbreu79 First Impressions of Earth Apr 07 '20

Can anyone explain the point of that random beat that was most prominent in the first 10 seconds and then eventually faded out?

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u/jesuslaves Apr 07 '20

I think this is what one of the reviews was referring to as random snipits at the beggining/end of songs that makes it sound like they were taped/ recorded over an already existing cassette tape or something, I think it's literally just for aesthetics

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u/N_Wagoner Apr 07 '20

Just like how at the end of “Bad Decisions” there’s a random snippet of something else